Dump-car.



W. L. BURNER.

DUMP CAR.

.APPLIcAnoN man n|sc.2ol 1915.

1,245,866. Patented N0v.6,1917.

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v. l BY ATTORNEYS.

UNITED srnrns PATENT OFFICE.

BURNER, 0F COLUMBUS, OHIO, vASSIGN'OIR. T0 THE KILBOUBNE ND JACOBS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF GOLUMBUS, OHIO,` A CORPORATION OF OHIO,

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To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. Brianna 'ing a bed appropriately mounted thereon for beingtiltedto dump the same either by rocking on a rocker construction or-on a pivot. The invention is applied especially .to a car adapted to be dumped by one cylinder and the structure is so formed that a member pivoted on the piston may be swung to one side or the other of the longitudinal center of the car bed b applying power appropriately thereto. T e invention therefore makes it'possible to dump the car bed in either direction yat will by means of a single cylinder.-

In the drawings which are hereto attached and hereby made a part of this s eciiication, Figure 1 is an end elevation o the car showing the cylinder in section, the car bed being in. normal osition; Fig. 2 shows an end elevation of e car with the bedrin dumped osition.

Referrmgto the drawings, 1 is a car bed mounted in this instance on the frame 2 by means of the rocker 3 secured to the bottom farof the car bed. Secured likewise on the bottom face of the car bed is the bracket 4 containing the outwardly directed inclined faces 5 and 6 which, if desired, may be serrated as shown at 7.

On the car frame is centrally mounted a cylinder 8 having the piston 9 mounted as usual for reciprocation, thev motive force being preferably air. 0n the upper face of the piston at 10 is pivotally mounted a lifting member 11 which projects upwardly and is adapted to engage one or the'other as desired of the faces 5 and 6 ofthe member 4. The upper edge of said member 11 may be serrated as shown at 12 if serrations are provided on the bracket 4.

In the construction illustrated are shown, on the opposite sides of the car frames,

cylinders. 13 and 14, the pistons of which-5 to swing the latter into the position desired.

are connected by the rod 15; about the middle point thereof rod 15 is engaged with the member 11 in the slot 16 by means of the pin 17, the slot being provided to accommodate the pin to the raised and depressed 4 Specification of Letters Pdtent. Application led lDecember 20, 1915. Serial No. 67,806.

l the reasons mentioned,

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

positions of the member 11 as shown in the drawings.

Assuming that it is desired to dump the car bed toward the left in the views shown, the piston in cylinder 14 is driven outwardly to swing the member 11 to the position shown in Fig. 1, wherein the upper edge thereof is brought intoposition to engage the inclined face 6 of the bracket 4 and the piston in cylinder 13 is correspondingly retracted. Now upon admission 'of air to the cylinder 8 the piston 9 and the member 11' are raised Vand the car bed is'dumped as f shown in Fig. 2, and retained sition until the lading is discharged. Upon the retraction .of the piston 9 the car bed rights itself through gravity. f Althoughnot illustrated in the,drawings, the manipulation of the parts to dump the car bed in the opposite direction will be clearly understood.

The dumping operation c ould readily be performed by a singlecylinder either 13 or 14 beingsuiicient; but in such case two packing leathers in the piston would be required, and the rod 15 would also need tov of the type be packed. Further in cars illustrated, two air pipes extending along the train would be used, and applicant,.for

prefers two cylinders.

What I claim as new is 1. In a dump car having a car bed mounted thereon to be dumped in either direction, a bracket having inclined faces mounted on the under face of the bottom lof said car bed, a Vdumping cylinder, a tiltin member pivoted on the upper face of to piston thereof, and means for positionin said member in engagement with either `ace to dump the car bed in either direction.

2. In a dump oar having a car bed mounted for dumping in either direction, a bracket secured on the under side thereof, a dumping cylinder, a tilting member pivotally mounted on vthepistonV thereof and adapted for engagement with said bracket at either side of the longitudinal center of said car bed, and a cylinder having itspiston rod associated with said tilting member 3. In a dump car having a car bed mounted for dumping in either direction, a bracket secured on the under side thereof, a 'dumping cylinder, a tilting member pivin that po- 'Qs mossos otally mounted on the pistou thereof mnd lowerod .positions to @he commotion with adapted for engagement with said bmokot said piston rod. lo at either side of the longituimo @enter of En tssvbony Whomsof 1li mx my sioturo said cor bod, :md a cyinder hovingits pis? in the presence of Nvo witnesses.

ton rod associated with saidvtiltimg member s WTILLKAM' L. BURNER.

to swing the latter into the position dowitnessed by-t sited, said tilting memberboing slotted to R. E. Cools, f Q e accommodate 'the somo im is miseol om J. D. Form. 

